Tag: Achievement Gap

  • SD Unified Narrows Racial Gap on AP Tests

    By Kyla Calvert San Diego Unified was one of just six large urban school districts across the country to make progress in narrowing the gap between black and white students who take and pass Advanced Placement exams, according to a report from The Broad Foundation that was released Tuesday. The number of students of taking…

  • Latinos Hardest Hit by Community College Class Shortages

    By Kyla Calvert Limited community college capacity could keep 2.5 million Californians out of the system over the next 10 years. The seat shortage is expected to fall hardest on Latino students, squeezing 840,000 out of the schools. Since 2007, San Diego Community Colleges have cut more than 2,600 class sections, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Colleges lost 1,600…

  • Tweet City Heights: Attitudes Toward Children of Undocumented Parents Easing

    By Megan Burks Attitudes Toward Children of Undocumented Parents Easing Multi-American reported this week more people support children of undocumented parents receiving social services than they did in 1995. But a majority is still opposed, saying the children should not receive free public education, school lunches and other benefits. According to the study conducted by…

  • More Latinos Get College Degrees, But Education Gap Widens

    By Adrian Florido For the first time ever, the number of U.S. adults with bachelor’s degrees has surpassed 30 percent. But new data shows the higher education gap between Latinos and other ethnic groups is getting wider. In 2001, 11 percent of all U.S. Latinos over the age of 25 had bachelor’s degrees. By last year, that…

  • Tweet City Heights: Transportation Bill Would Slash Funding for Transit

    By Megan Burks House Transportation Bill Would Strip Funding for Transit, Bikes The House of Representatives passed a transportation bill last week that would significantly reduce funding for transit authorities and safe streets programs. The bill proposes directing all revenue from a federal gasoline tax to highways; currently, 2.86 cents of the 18.4-cents-a-gallon tax go…